Prevailing Against Former Snowmachine Race Champions, Tre West Wins 2018 Kotzebue Race
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The 2018 Archie Ferguson/Willie Goodwin Sr. Memorial Snowmachine Race is in the books, and as the overall winner and the winner of the C Class, Tre West of Nome takes home more than $8,000 in prize money.
Close Finish At End of 2018 Iron Dog; Morgan and Olds Come Out On Top
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Team #10 of Morgan and Olds maintained their lead from checkpoint to checkpoint after leaving the halfway point in Nome, eventually reaching Fairbanks first at noon on Saturday. Brad George and Robby Schachle of Team #6 caught up to within five minutes of Morgan and Olds, but couldn’t pass them at the end.
Iron Dog Racers Prepare For Early-Morning Race Restart
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Racers in the 2018 Iron Dog will now head out from Nome four hours earlier than planned, starting at 4 a.m. tomorrow morning.
Iron Doggers Awarded Their Prizes During Halfway Ceremony for 2018 Race
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Jim Wilke, President of the Board of Directors, gave out awards to top Iron Dog racers last night, such as $8,000 from the Bering Sea Lions Club for the fastest time overall from White Mountain to Nome, which went to team #10, Chris Olds and Mike Morgan, along with $10,000 in gold coins from Donlin Gold.
Nome’s Morgan, Olds Lead Pack at Iron Dog Halfway
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Morgan and Olds of Team 10 crossed the halfway finish line at Nome’s East Front Street early this afternoon, at 12:43. For Morgan, it’s a hometown welcome.